diff --git a/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass b/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass
index af588548c2..bc0ec54e3e 100644
--- a/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass
+++ b/meta/classes/sstate.bbclass
@@ -915,6 +915,10 @@ def setscene_depvalid(task, taskdependees, notneeded, d, log=None):
     if taskdependees[task][1] == "do_populate_lic":
         return True
 
+    # stash_locale and gcc_stash_builddir are never needed as a dependency for built objects
+    if taskdependees[task][1] == "do_stash_locale" or taskdependees[task][1] == "do_gcc_stash_builddir":
+        return True
+
     # We only need to trigger packagedata through direct dependencies
     # but need to preserve packagedata on packagedata links
     if taskdependees[task][1] == "do_packagedata":